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so this notion that somehow to not fund obama care means we have to shut down the government, that's up to the president and the democrats in the senate. ben cardin, it's good to have you here. there's a new poll that finds eight in ten americans find it unacceptable for either the president or congress to threaten to shut down the government to achieve their ultimate goals. so does senator rubio have a point there? the president has delayed some parts of the obama care, the implemencation. technically senate democrats could prevent a government shutdown. >> the american people get it. this is about whether we're going to shut down government. we have differences in washington. there are opportunities for us to resolve those differences. democrats want to sit down and try to resolve our problems, including our budget problems, by honest compromises between the democrats and republicans. but what this is about today is whether we're going to keep government open or not. and americans understand that that would be a self-inflicted wound on our economy, it would hurt our country and we
so this notion that somehow to not fund obama care means we have to shut down the government, that's up to the president and the democrats in the senate. ben cardin, it's good to have you here. there's a new poll that finds eight in ten americans find it unacceptable for either the president or congress to threaten to shut down the government to achieve their ultimate goals. so does senator rubio have a point there? the president has delayed some parts of the obama care, the implemencation....
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we have a group of republicans dying to do in this case to stop obama care, including shutting down the government and another group saying, that doesn't make sense for us long term legislatively or short-term legislatively. can this party get out of its own way? >> eventually they'll have to. we've seen this happen over and over again. it happened on the bill to deal with expiring tax provisions at the end of last year when the bush tax cuts were expiring. republicans tried to move their proposal for the house, couldn't get 218 votes and pulled it from the floor. nancy pelosi saved them on that. it happened on the farm bill. it got defeated unexpectedly. the republican leadership thought they had the votes to pass it and they didn't. a deal will have to be worked out on that. we saw it with an alternative in obama care, the big initiative was supposed to be a nod toward having something to say other than repeal obama care. this happened before and they always find a way through. there will be more -- >> are they going to be able to find a way through vis a vis obama care? >> no, when t
we have a group of republicans dying to do in this case to stop obama care, including shutting down the government and another group saying, that doesn't make sense for us long term legislatively or short-term legislatively. can this party get out of its own way? >> eventually they'll have to. we've seen this happen over and over again. it happened on the bill to deal with expiring tax provisions at the end of last year when the bush tax cuts were expiring. republicans tried to move their...
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the unemployment rate should come down. and president obama is exactly right. focusing on the people at the lower end here. you fix and help the people at the lower end by getting the economy going again. you're exactly right. and the psychologically for the democrats and republicans, it's so important that there be some consensus. you get paul ryan here with his charts, and it looks like the world is going to end at some point. and you need to get everyone onboard to the idea, no, the world is not going to end. >> andrea, i was on capitol hill this weekend. you get a sense that a lot of the gun legislation is not going to be successful. immigration reform is moving at pace. they are having very constructive conversations, republicans and democrats together. the entitlement piece is going to be hard, whether the president wants to go very far on medicare. he has liberals saying don't do it, don't raise the retirement age. so how do these pieces come together here in the next three, four, five months? >> that is exactly the question. when he even suggested raisi
the unemployment rate should come down. and president obama is exactly right. focusing on the people at the lower end here. you fix and help the people at the lower end by getting the economy going again. you're exactly right. and the psychologically for the democrats and republicans, it's so important that there be some consensus. you get paul ryan here with his charts, and it looks like the world is going to end at some point. and you need to get everyone onboard to the idea, no, the world is...
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the government, he would manage to get harry reid and president obama to back down. he never had a plan. it was fraudulent from the start. we have to cut this guy off now. >> let me play a little bit of what he had to say about obama care. >> right. >> none of us know what's going to happen on this obama care fight right now. in my view the house of representatives needs to keep doing what it's been doing, which is standing strong. >> congressman king, your reaction to that? >> two things. one, reminds me of the guy in the schoolyard, doesn't have the guts to fight himself. holds the coats and tells the other guys to fight. these one. number two, no one has done more to strengthen obama care since ted cruz. since he started this maniacal crusade of his over the last 10 days support of obama care has gone up 7% in the country. not because obama care is working, not because it's played out well at all, he's given such a bad image to anti-obama care forces. president obama and supporters of obama care should thank ted cruz because he's their biggest ally right now. >> w
the government, he would manage to get harry reid and president obama to back down. he never had a plan. it was fraudulent from the start. we have to cut this guy off now. >> let me play a little bit of what he had to say about obama care. >> right. >> none of us know what's going to happen on this obama care fight right now. in my view the house of representatives needs to keep doing what it's been doing, which is standing strong. >> congressman king, your reaction to...
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now you're hearing, wait, they are going to shut down the government so they can take away health care from my kid but they are spending their day doing nothing. it's immoral what we're seeing right now. particularly, as we know, it's going to the senate. the senate is going to send something back that doesn't have what they want and chaos all over again. >> that's the question, jonathan, the chaos, sort of what happens when the inevitable happens, the senate does what it's going to do, strip out the shutdown piece of this, the defund piece of this. whether or not there's anything boehner can offer to his caucus that would placate them and get them to not shut down the government. i think that's pretty much a huge question mark. >> that's true. i think they are okay with it. they certainly want to. there is a large element of fear going on here. they are passing it onto the senate so they can show the senate was the one that forced the government to stay open. they do, at least the leaders in the house do want to keep the government open. the problem i was saying at the piece you quote
now you're hearing, wait, they are going to shut down the government so they can take away health care from my kid but they are spending their day doing nothing. it's immoral what we're seeing right now. particularly, as we know, it's going to the senate. the senate is going to send something back that doesn't have what they want and chaos all over again. >> that's the question, jonathan, the chaos, sort of what happens when the inevitable happens, the senate does what it's going to do,...
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first it was obama care. you know, they shut down the federal government over that. now they're holding the debt ceiling hostage. i think they don't even really know what they want at this point. we have a situation where paul ryan is looking like a moderate because he's actually willing to have a conversation with democrats. so i think the people who -- the people who are willing to work are now looking like moderates, not because they are different ideologically but because they're willing to do something. so i think we'll see what kind of actual resolution. the sides are still very far apart, but at this point the moderates are the ones who are willing to look down the line and have a long-term strategy. if those people prevail, maybe we'll see somebody blink. >> i want to bring in peter welch, democrat from vermont. good to see you, congressman. good morning. >> good morning. >> i know you were listening to ted cruz, who's about to go into a meeting with the president at the white house, and i just wanted to get your reaction and i'll ask you the same question i
first it was obama care. you know, they shut down the federal government over that. now they're holding the debt ceiling hostage. i think they don't even really know what they want at this point. we have a situation where paul ryan is looking like a moderate because he's actually willing to have a conversation with democrats. so i think the people who -- the people who are willing to work are now looking like moderates, not because they are different ideologically but because they're willing to...
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obama care. >> that's senator ted cruz telling his party to come on home. but exactly where does he live? because if it's in the country, obama care is the law of the land and no matter what he says, it's not going anywhere. but forget the real world. cruz lives in a world where he can give a fake filibuster as the clock ticks down to a government shutdown. something even rand paul doesn't think is worth doing over defunding obama care. so we've come to this. joining me now is the national reviews washington editor robert costa and democratic strategist doug parnell. hello, gentlemen. we are potentially on the verge of a vote that we know will lead to a shutdown. we said, let's take a step back here on how we got here, the cruz filibuster. if you compare the two filibusters, senate cruz's faux buster, the purpose was to delay a vote on a continuing resolution. the result, nothing happened. versus at least rand paul he was trying to block the nomination of john brennan for cia director. he did del
obama care. >> that's senator ted cruz telling his party to come on home. but exactly where does he live? because if it's in the country, obama care is the law of the land and no matter what he says, it's not going anywhere. but forget the real world. cruz lives in a world where he can give a fake filibuster as the clock ticks down to a government shutdown. something even rand paul doesn't think is worth doing over defunding obama care. so we've come to this. joining me now is the...
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keep that in mind if the republicans do back down on obama care, if they do end up accepting that clean funding bill and letting the government reopen. you may here rush limbaugh or jim demint call him a traitor, but if the government opens for business it will be operating on republican terms. that game is already over and republicans have won it. joining us, congresswoman degette, thank you for your time. i want to pick up that point. this is sort of the forgotten fight, if it is forgotten, it is because the fight really has not been waged. but we talk so much about how republicans were able -- i hesitate to use the term "sequester" here, but how much republicans have been able to reduce the size and scope of the government through the sequester. what sort of is forgotten here if the government reopens, the sequester is not forgotten, did your party make the mistake by not having that fight as part of the shutdown deal? >> the problem is, the republicans have insisted on putting this completely irrelevant issue, one that they know the white house wouldn't compromise, one that they kno
keep that in mind if the republicans do back down on obama care, if they do end up accepting that clean funding bill and letting the government reopen. you may here rush limbaugh or jim demint call him a traitor, but if the government opens for business it will be operating on republican terms. that game is already over and republicans have won it. joining us, congresswoman degette, thank you for your time. i want to pick up that point. this is sort of the forgotten fight, if it is forgotten,...
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first, shut downs a by product before. in the past there was a sense compromise was around the corner. we will ask chris matthews about tip and gipper and revisit the halcion time when politics worked. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today, like our 24/7 support and service, because at liberty mutual insurance, we believe our customers do their best out there in the world, so we do everything we can to be there for them when they need us. plus, you could save hundreds when you switch, up to $423. call... today. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. what's your policy? led by a guy named newt gingrich shut down the government. chris matthews tip and the gipper, when politics worked reminds us it wasn't always like this.
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they are not fighting down on the fight against obama care. they intend -- well, they hope to intend to either impeach this president, delegitimatize him in some other way, and they will fight or die trying. that is where we sit. in firms terms of how we're goi get the government open, it is going toation rational fair minded republicans who will stand up and call this for what it is. it is election chicanery and it has to stop now. >> well, ryan, here's part of what the reasonable republicans are dealing with. the heritage group has vowed to go after those that are not far right enough. it announced a $550,000 defund obama care ad campaign. in 100 republican-controlled districts to pressure republicans. this is one of the things i think that is being considered by the so-called reasonable republicans. what's the end game of doing that in these 100 republican-controlled districts, ryan? >> it's a war for the sole of the republican party. and they want to annihilate vestige of old school conservatism. there's a radical activist conservatism tha
they are not fighting down on the fight against obama care. they intend -- well, they hope to intend to either impeach this president, delegitimatize him in some other way, and they will fight or die trying. that is where we sit. in firms terms of how we're goi get the government open, it is going toation rational fair minded republicans who will stand up and call this for what it is. it is election chicanery and it has to stop now. >> well, ryan, here's part of what the reasonable...
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what is the conservative position on obama care? we are a changing society in the way people think, and the way they think about money right now, and goods and services and things that are provided by the government. and, oh, by the way, we are the government. >>> one more thing about this whole budget fight. simpson/bowles. i'm sure they're good guys. i've never interviewed them. they have been around government a long time, served at a number of different levels. but i've read most of the simpson/bowles report, and i can tell you that this is no blueprint for the future of america. i would say to the democrats, throw that sucker right in the trash can. and start over. don't even pay attention to simpson/bowles. that's not where the country is. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. tonight's question. is it time for democrats to go back to a 50-state strategy? go around the country, go around to every state? and make a play. text a for yes, text b for no to 67622. you can always go to our blog at ed.msnbc dumb.co
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just a few moments ago at the white house, president obama sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc news. he talked about the new health care law, and he had surprising comments about his relationship with vice president biden. we'll have that interview later in this hour. you won't want to miss this one. >>> but we begin with politics. and tonight's lead, republicans still haven't learned a thing. voters have sent the right wing a message. they're sick of the party's hostility towards women, minorities, and the lbgt community. but so is the republican establishment. today "the new york times" reports the gop is trying to limit the clout of the far right of the party. so now let's see how this latest rebranding is going. today the senate voted on the employment non-discrimination act. a bill that would protect gays from being fired due to sexual orientati orientation. and it passed. >> the yeas are 64. the nays are 32. the bill as amended is passed. >> wait a second. 32 votes against it? who are those 32 votes? oh, that's right. 32 senate republicans. they actually voted that it's o
just a few moments ago at the white house, president obama sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc news. he talked about the new health care law, and he had surprising comments about his relationship with vice president biden. we'll have that interview later in this hour. you won't want to miss this one. >>> but we begin with politics. and tonight's lead, republicans still haven't learned a thing. voters have sent the right wing a message. they're sick of the party's hostility...
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it's a price president obama equated to another bill most people are intimately familiar with. >> now you can do it for the cost of your cable bill, probably less than your cell phone bill. think about that, good health insurance for the price of your cell phone bill or less. >> prices vary dramatically from a low of $110 in tennessee to a high of $286 a month in wyoming. the numbers are only a snapshot of what some may pay. the full list of rates will be posted october 1st. as "the new york times" notes the figures by definition provide a favorable view of costs highlighting the least expensive coverage in each state. the paper also noted good news about premiums comes with a downside, fewer insurance options. just within the last few moments "politico" reports the obama administration delaying another piece of obama care this time postponing enrollment in small business exchanges scheduled to open on october 1st. joining me now from dallas is the secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius. secretary, thank you so much for joining us today. >> glad to be with you. >> i
it's a price president obama equated to another bill most people are intimately familiar with. >> now you can do it for the cost of your cable bill, probably less than your cell phone bill. think about that, good health insurance for the price of your cell phone bill or less. >> prices vary dramatically from a low of $110 in tennessee to a high of $286 a month in wyoming. the numbers are only a snapshot of what some may pay. the full list of rates will be posted october 1st. as...
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care, it's just a plan to shut down the government and hope for the best. that is not a great plan. this is all republicans talking about other republicans. it's just chaos. it's not just a day of like long knives in republican politics. today is a day of long knives when everybody has them out and is using them in a mosh pit. look away. the king of them all, the winner has to be the anonymous, what do they say? the phrase was senior house republican leadership source, who told ryan grim at "the huffington post" today, that in his or her view, quote, ted cruz is the leader of a secret cabal of leftists that are seeking control of the conservative movement. their aim is to force the party to take on suicidal missions to destroy the movement from within. i cannot top that. but this is interesting insight into the conservative mind. liberals always think that it's performance art, right? like we look at somebody like ann coulter as being maybe secretly a liberal comedian, who is doing an extended performance art project to make conservative pundits seem really
care, it's just a plan to shut down the government and hope for the best. that is not a great plan. this is all republicans talking about other republicans. it's just chaos. it's not just a day of like long knives in republican politics. today is a day of long knives when everybody has them out and is using them in a mosh pit. look away. the king of them all, the winner has to be the anonymous, what do they say? the phrase was senior house republican leadership source, who told ryan grim at...
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. >> for political purposes, president obama and harry reid wanted the government to shut down -- >> the president and democrats never took the bait. >> let us reject this because this is -- you know, they took hostages by shutting down the government. and now they're releasing one hostage at a time. >> what right did they have to pick and choose what part of government's going to be funded? >> we don't get to select which programs we implement or not. >> as democrats refused to cave, republicans were banking on winning the media war. >> i think -- i think -- i know we don't want to be here, but we're going to win this, i think. >> in the end, the polling told a different story. the latest nbc news poll found the republican party has their lowest favorable numbers in the history of the poll with the party in disarray, republicans rushed to cast blame. >> this president is determined to destroy the republican party. >> today, democrats defended the democratic principle. one party in one house of congress does not get to threaten destruction in order to dictate terms of policy they los
. >> for political purposes, president obama and harry reid wanted the government to shut down -- >> the president and democrats never took the bait. >> let us reject this because this is -- you know, they took hostages by shutting down the government. and now they're releasing one hostage at a time. >> what right did they have to pick and choose what part of government's going to be funded? >> we don't get to select which programs we implement or not. >> as...
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on verge of full scale government hoe down. man who understands 8% of obama care vigorously defends it for man who understands 5%. it's sad but funny all at the same time. as lizz points out, we know the numbers don't lie and we know republicans are very curious about what the polls are when that open mike moment was captured. now they have the hard facts in data, but you'll still see ted cruz going out there at the value voters summit and throwing that raw red meat at the base. it's like they just don't get it. >> yeah, i mean it has become kind of a big joke kind of in and of itself. and so it's no surprise to see sort of the comedy sharks just kind of start flooding the waters. but, you know, it really has for us and for the on81 and a lot of people, for "the daily show" comedy becomes this entry point for hopefully most of the nation that doesn't pay attention quite as much as they should, this becomes a little bit more of an easier entry point into learning exactly what's going on here and why this is all happening. >> you
on verge of full scale government hoe down. man who understands 8% of obama care vigorously defends it for man who understands 5%. it's sad but funny all at the same time. as lizz points out, we know the numbers don't lie and we know republicans are very curious about what the polls are when that open mike moment was captured. now they have the hard facts in data, but you'll still see ted cruz going out there at the value voters summit and throwing that raw red meat at the base. it's like they...
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will double down on proposals that he's supported since taking office with the hope that this time the appetite on the hill is a little more hungry for change. >> what has been absent in the time he's put those principles forward has been the willingness by republicans to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform and what he hopes is that dynamic has changed. >> joining me now from the white house, white house correspondent, kristin welker, the president expected to give us the contours of a plan tuesday in las vegas. at this point do we have any idea what it will look like? >> craig, good afternoon. i think you will hear president obama unveil his vision for comprehensive immigration reform and i don't think it will be widely different from what he's talked about. in the past, remember, this is something he's been talking about since 2008 when he first ran for president. now it looks like he may have more support after they lost the latino vote so largely during the 2012 race so in terms of what it may look like, some of what he's talked about before includes strengthening se
will double down on proposals that he's supported since taking office with the hope that this time the appetite on the hill is a little more hungry for change. >> what has been absent in the time he's put those principles forward has been the willingness by republicans to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform and what he hopes is that dynamic has changed. >> joining me now from the white house, white house correspondent, kristin welker, the president expected to give us...
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, gutting obama care and now they are claiming they want all of this. i think it's important to look at the states by the way. what you were saying about premiums falling. in new york city premiums have fallen by some 50%. in states like kentucky. kentucky of. >> a democratic governor who decided to work with federal government. >> kentucky will be an interesting petri dish for a lot of reasons. lets hope mitch mcconnell gets beat by a tea partier. >> we're not. >> my husband's state, new deal time, decades ago, a democratic state. lets see how government looks in a state where the state exchange works. i think ryan is right and you're right that the administration was rightly banking on this reform threading and weaving itself into people's lives. then social security also took decades. social security came under attack -- >> prescription health program. the prescription health program was a disaster when it happened. it took a long time. we're going to continue to see tweaks of the process over and over again, extensions there, delays to help people u
, gutting obama care and now they are claiming they want all of this. i think it's important to look at the states by the way. what you were saying about premiums falling. in new york city premiums have fallen by some 50%. in states like kentucky. kentucky of. >> a democratic governor who decided to work with federal government. >> kentucky will be an interesting petri dish for a lot of reasons. lets hope mitch mcconnell gets beat by a tea partier. >> we're not. >> my...
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to defund obama care. i just don't understand how this -- it's great that you may not default on the debt. but in terms republicans actually making peace with the notion they may not get thing for this, anything substantive on obama care, anything subsan tiff on the white house, there is no peace there? >> no. i think there are two points here. number one, whether this bill passes the house depends entirely on the democrats. can boehner pass this entirely with no votes? no chance. giving republicans almost everything they wanted in the entire world and it still failed. that wasn't enough like obama still gets to be president as part of this deal and them couldn't accept that, right? so they need democrats. the question is will democrats vote for this or demand that they also reopen the government. that depends on whether this passes. number two -- >> go ahead, jonathan. >> yeah. so i think boehner is again going from crisis to crisis, deadline to deadline. every time he's faced with these choices, his answ
to defund obama care. i just don't understand how this -- it's great that you may not default on the debt. but in terms republicans actually making peace with the notion they may not get thing for this, anything substantive on obama care, anything subsan tiff on the white house, there is no peace there? >> no. i think there are two points here. number one, whether this bill passes the house depends entirely on the democrats. can boehner pass this entirely with no votes? no chance. giving...
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. >> wow, that was down in texas. that's the fireworks in the lone star state. senator ted cruz faced an onslaught of hecklers. you saw them there in front of a hometown crowd while rallying support to defund the obama care act. will republicans buy this high stakes don't blink strategy? >> if you have an impasse you want to know, one side or the other has to blink. how do we win this fight? don't blink! i. >>> well, good day. i'm chris matthews. >> i'm kathleen matthews. . we're in again today for andrea mitchell. we're following two big stories overseas. rebel spokesmen in syria say the brutal regime led by bashar assad has used chemical weapons in a major attack. the casualties could be in the hundreds. right now any use of chemical weapons is unconfirmed, however, by nbc news. >>> meantime, in egypt hosni mubarak, the man a nation pushed out of power during the air ran spring, could leave his prison cell as early as tomorrow. >> of course, he still faces murder charges. this is a momentary release for him. richard engel is live in cairo. richard, it's great
. >> wow, that was down in texas. that's the fireworks in the lone star state. senator ted cruz faced an onslaught of hecklers. you saw them there in front of a hometown crowd while rallying support to defund the obama care act. will republicans buy this high stakes don't blink strategy? >> if you have an impasse you want to know, one side or the other has to blink. how do we win this fight? don't blink! i. >>> well, good day. i'm chris matthews. >> i'm kathleen...
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we are now a center-left country, and we need a strong standard-bearer once president obama step downs four years from now, and president obama's popularity is now the highest it has been since the first few months he was in office. today's poll numbers are a reflection of the president's inauguration speech when he spoke boldly of progressive values in the country. i'm joined tonight by joy reid, managing editor of the grio. i mean, if she were to run, if she were to announce, wouldn't there be just this groundswell enthusiasm because we know she is so qualified? >> well, i think partly because of her clear and obvious qualifications, but also, hillary-land has a pent-up desire for this woman that has never gone away there was tremendous resentment between obama and hillary camps in 2008 partly because her supporters are so passionate about the idea that she should be our first woman president. it was very hard for them to walk away from that. there was a big push to get her on the ticket, to be vice president. they were disappointed that didn't happen. she then takes the job of secre
we are now a center-left country, and we need a strong standard-bearer once president obama step downs four years from now, and president obama's popularity is now the highest it has been since the first few months he was in office. today's poll numbers are a reflection of the president's inauguration speech when he spoke boldly of progressive values in the country. i'm joined tonight by joy reid, managing editor of the grio. i mean, if she were to run, if she were to announce, wouldn't there...
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stay with us. >>> and in the big finish tonight, president obama and outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton sat down for a rare joint interview with steve kroft of "60 minutes" this weekend. the two discussed their past rivalry, their current working relationship and american foreign policy. it was a public sign of solidarity between the two former rivals. yet that proved to be too much for the folks over at fox news. the "fox & friends" trio complained about the lack of real news, and attacked crawford for not digging deeper into clinton's health issues. >> the interview was awkward. they were giddy saying goodbye. and right at the top, steve kroft said they only gave us 30 minutes, which of course means there is not going to be any real news. and there wasn't. >> but if you give somebody 30 minutes, you could get real into it, especially steve kroft, who is usually awesome. but i think for some reason they didn't dig into anything at all. >> 30 minutes? come on. >> i would like to know, did she pass out and hit her head? was she pushed? how did she hit her head and get a concussio
stay with us. >>> and in the big finish tonight, president obama and outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton sat down for a rare joint interview with steve kroft of "60 minutes" this weekend. the two discussed their past rivalry, their current working relationship and american foreign policy. it was a public sign of solidarity between the two former rivals. yet that proved to be too much for the folks over at fox news. the "fox & friends" trio complained...
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if obama had done that during a filibuster debate, then we might not be having this debate right now. the deal harry reid cut with mitch mcconnell is coming back to bite them. they could have gone for a lot more. they backed off. they shook hands again and went with something milder and then boom, he gets clowned two mornts later. >> nia malika, i want to be real clear. the filibuster has been around for decades. but its use has exploded in this past few years. in fact, two of the three sessions of congress with the worst filibuster abuse have happened under president obama. so let me just cut to the chase. is the gop's obstruction about policy? or is it just something personal about president obama. >> well, it's probably a little bit of both. it's about policy. it's about this president whose policies they vehemently disagreed with. harry reid had a chance to go for a more full-throated filibuster. but his reasoning was that when the democrats are in the majority -- in the minority and that could happen, this next election, that they want to have that same leverage that republicans
if obama had done that during a filibuster debate, then we might not be having this debate right now. the deal harry reid cut with mitch mcconnell is coming back to bite them. they could have gone for a lot more. they backed off. they shook hands again and went with something milder and then boom, he gets clowned two mornts later. >> nia malika, i want to be real clear. the filibuster has been around for decades. but its use has exploded in this past few years. in fact, two of the three...
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over obama care. on friday he said he didn't want to cause the country to default. by sunday he was threatening default. i don't know exactly what they want but i think they are massively miscalculating. what's dangerous for the country is that combination of deep ideology and to some extent incompetence and inability to see the path forward could lead us to something really devastating which is the first default in american history. >> john, i feel like the reasons for democratic resistance, first of a all, democrats have been almost toeing the line, all of them have been towing the party line which is unique and extraordinary itself. i think that's not because of politics, it's because the president really sees this as a moment in history. if any negotiating is done over the debt ceiling or another government shutdown it sets a precedent. there's no way of stopping this from business as usual until kingdom come. >> alex, you're channeling the president. that's exactly what he thought coming out of t
over obama care. on friday he said he didn't want to cause the country to default. by sunday he was threatening default. i don't know exactly what they want but i think they are massively miscalculating. what's dangerous for the country is that combination of deep ideology and to some extent incompetence and inability to see the path forward could lead us to something really devastating which is the first default in american history. >> john, i feel like the reasons for democratic...
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how did you narrow it down to just 365 after five years? >> yeah. you know, there are over 1,500 of these. so it was certainly a process. but i tried to find the ones that would create connections between the president of the united states and everyday folks around the country. you know, we all need to grow closer to god. we all need to figure out how to deal with tough times. i tried to pick the ones that weren't just specific to the president but would be resonant with anyone. >> yeah. it seems like in many of them, they focus on very importantly love -- you know, loving thy enemy. >> that's right. >> i'm sure that's helped keep the president in a spiritual place in some pretty tough times. >> well, that's the goal. it's really to see a bit of god in every single person that we deal with. even folks on the other side of the aisle, quite frankly. so i hope that was helpful to him in difficult negotiations. but will also be helpful to us. >> i'm looking forward to reading the book. thank you so much, josh dubois for joining us. >>> that does it for
how did you narrow it down to just 365 after five years? >> yeah. you know, there are over 1,500 of these. so it was certainly a process. but i tried to find the ones that would create connections between the president of the united states and everyday folks around the country. you know, we all need to grow closer to god. we all need to figure out how to deal with tough times. i tried to pick the ones that weren't just specific to the president but would be resonant with anyone. >>...
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that's the reason we don't shut down the government. you don't want to be caught negotiating with yourself. john boehner has stopped negotiating. >> it's interesting because president obama hit on one of the issues in his press conference talking about outside money. the conservative funds and heritage action will not endorse the ryan plan. they will make it difficult for republicans to get behind that. there seems to be coalescing between the short-term reset, that will put us back to where we are today. >> i was surprised into the president. there was concern about this. behind the scenes of the white house. how much does he endorse the short-term idea. if he endorses too much, he was going to get stuck doing what he was doing. it's unconditional surrender. it has to look like they brought the president there. they will feel uncomfortable. >> boehner has been going around for the last few days. a little less conversation and a little more action. >> what time did you get that? >> you have to move these guys to get something done. ever
that's the reason we don't shut down the government. you don't want to be caught negotiating with yourself. john boehner has stopped negotiating. >> it's interesting because president obama hit on one of the issues in his press conference talking about outside money. the conservative funds and heritage action will not endorse the ryan plan. they will make it difficult for republicans to get behind that. there seems to be coalescing between the short-term reset, that will put us back to...
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even if we go to a government shut down, obama care survives. it will continue even as the marines are not getting paid. >> you know what is interesting? we talk about the republicans not winning and this being a terrible piece of strategy. we are not talking about a clean continuing resolution. there was talk about trying to unwind or replace the sequester cuts. that is not even on the table. even as this has been a flawed strategy and taking the american economy with it, they continue to move the goal posts in the bigger picture about where this country is going and what our spending priorities are. >> absolutely. we have still got what we anticipate will be about a million jobs that will be created or preserved because of a sequester that made absolutely no sense. i remember being on the show and talking about it like it was the loch ness monster. and we're seeing dozens of elected officials fighting over whether or not someone who is 27 years old can get a tax credit to buy private insurance in a new shopping porthole. that is how radical th
even if we go to a government shut down, obama care survives. it will continue even as the marines are not getting paid. >> you know what is interesting? we talk about the republicans not winning and this being a terrible piece of strategy. we are not talking about a clean continuing resolution. there was talk about trying to unwind or replace the sequester cuts. that is not even on the table. even as this has been a flawed strategy and taking the american economy with it, they continue...
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president obama and i sat down in 2011. and, had a serious negotiation. >> the debt limit has been used to carry significant policy changes. those exact boehner words. that's a significant change. from what boehner had previously said. and it land him more safely within the parliamentary history of debt ceiling votes as i explained here last night. see you should have been here last night. but, the most accurate way to say it, is simply that the debt ceiling has been included as ate completely noncontroversial and frequently invisible element in a, much larger bills, generally having something to do with the budget. something important to dupe wo the budget. the white house didn't have to watch the rewrite to know it. everybody there knew it. today is the first day the president made the point very clear. point we made here last night. >> if you look at the history. people posture about the debt ceiling frequently. but the way the debt ceiling often got passed you would stick the debt ceiling on to a budget negotiation once
president obama and i sat down in 2011. and, had a serious negotiation. >> the debt limit has been used to carry significant policy changes. those exact boehner words. that's a significant change. from what boehner had previously said. and it land him more safely within the parliamentary history of debt ceiling votes as i explained here last night. see you should have been here last night. but, the most accurate way to say it, is simply that the debt ceiling has been included as ate...
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they are taking down the party, by forcing purity tests and challenging incumbents. there's a school of thought as to the new dance partners that the republican house has learned a valuable lesson. in fact, this was ultimately a good thing because there were so many republicans, many newcomers who felt the fight was everything, fight, fight, fight. they had this sort of brave heart delusion going if they just fight, that's winning. i've had some conversations today that suggest there's been a conversation. there's still a few dissenters, a few that will go down no matter what. many have said, gee, i guess speaker boehner was right about that after all. maybe there are new dance partners. >> mark, i want to ask a question about immigration reform. adding that into the mix before a deal was gone. the suggestion the white house we're going to go for immigration next seems incredibly shrewd, also take no prisoners. if the republican party, a schism going on a war between factions, immigration only exacerbates that. >> we know what he won in the short-term, a political vi
they are taking down the party, by forcing purity tests and challenging incumbents. there's a school of thought as to the new dance partners that the republican house has learned a valuable lesson. in fact, this was ultimately a good thing because there were so many republicans, many newcomers who felt the fight was everything, fight, fight, fight. they had this sort of brave heart delusion going if they just fight, that's winning. i've had some conversations today that suggest there's been a...
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demanding the house defund obama care as a condition of passing the continuing resolution. at the time this was nothing more than a ceremonial for instance comment. red state comment thread printed and put on pape. this is now, the governing blueprint. as we look through the signatories on this, it occurred to us that while some of these people are well known to you such as congresswoman michele bachmann, many are not but they should be. tonight we introduce our new segment, these are the people who are running our country, featuring the small click of rabid extremists. our inaugural member, ted yoho when it was reported that he said this about the country defaulting, i think we need to have that moment where we realize we are going broke. i think personally it would be stability to the world markets. i asked his republican colleague about it last night. your colleague congressman yoho who said that actually breaching the debt ceiling would bring stat to the markets. >> who is ted yoho is a freshman republican congressman who pulled off an incredible victory in 2012, vanqui
demanding the house defund obama care as a condition of passing the continuing resolution. at the time this was nothing more than a ceremonial for instance comment. red state comment thread printed and put on pape. this is now, the governing blueprint. as we look through the signatories on this, it occurred to us that while some of these people are well known to you such as congresswoman michele bachmann, many are not but they should be. tonight we introduce our new segment, these are the...
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it was to shut down the government to try to kill obama care. and now it's to go after these website glitches to try to sully obama care. but they're not willing to offer anything, because the truth is, they could never reach consensus on anything that would actually help the american people because their right wing is so extreme. >> finally, should we look forward from republicans to the 43rd attempt to repeal the affordable care act in the 19 days remaining in congress this year? >> i think you'll see a lot of attempts now to delay. the individual mandate is where they're going to focus. >> ezra klein, brad woodhouse, wish we had more time. we'll be back in a moment. ♪ uh, mark? go get help! i have my reasons. look, you don't have to feel trapped with our raise your rate cd. if our rate on this cd goes up, yours can too. oh that sounds nice. don't feel trapped with the ally raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. his day of coaching begins with knee pain, when... [ man ] hey, brad, want to trade the all-day relief of two ale
it was to shut down the government to try to kill obama care. and now it's to go after these website glitches to try to sully obama care. but they're not willing to offer anything, because the truth is, they could never reach consensus on anything that would actually help the american people because their right wing is so extreme. >> finally, should we look forward from republicans to the 43rd attempt to repeal the affordable care act in the 19 days remaining in congress this year?...
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president obama sitting down to outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton. isn't it amazing how far we have come, they have come? how up likely was this pairing, if you will, given the primary fight we saw four-plus years ago to see these two and have this almost -- like you said it is a thank you to her almost to sit down and do this interview. >> i remember covering 2008 campaign and remembering senator obama saying you are likable enough, hillary and hillary clinton saying shame on you, obama. and to see this thank you from the president to one of his biggest political figures in america was incredible. whether it is burying the hatchet or one last sit down with political ally who used to be a political enemy. either way, it's pretty incredible. it gives me a little whiplash. it gives hillary clinton just the kind of exit she wants from leaving the state department, especially if she is considering a run for the white house in 2016. >> i forgot that moment where he said you are likable enough. it did get nasty. no matter what hillary clinton does day in a
president obama sitting down to outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton. isn't it amazing how far we have come, they have come? how up likely was this pairing, if you will, given the primary fight we saw four-plus years ago to see these two and have this almost -- like you said it is a thank you to her almost to sit down and do this interview. >> i remember covering 2008 campaign and remembering senator obama saying you are likable enough, hillary and hillary clinton saying shame on...
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they're the ones who are unwilling to compromise on any facet of obama care. and i think thattin intransigence has led to the shut down of the government. >> as proudly as he wears his devil may care that much of tussled hair. he might want to take heed of his own governor who has advice for senators paul and mcconnell in the "new york times." quote, the affordable care act is the law of the land, get over it. and get out of the way so i can help my people. here in kentucky, we cannot afford to waste another day or another life. steve bashir is the democratic governor of kentucky, and i'm delighted to say he joins us here in new york. thank you, sir, for coming in. you just heard senator rand paul there saying the affordable care act is going to hurt the people, mitch mcconnell virtually every day on the senate floor says it's a train wreck. is it a disaster for your people? >> martin, they keep weaving this web of misinformation and deception. and they just need to face the facts. they said just the other day that nobody in kentucky wants the affordable care
they're the ones who are unwilling to compromise on any facet of obama care. and i think thattin intransigence has led to the shut down of the government. >> as proudly as he wears his devil may care that much of tussled hair. he might want to take heed of his own governor who has advice for senators paul and mcconnell in the "new york times." quote, the affordable care act is the law of the land, get over it. and get out of the way so i can help my people. here in kentucky, we...
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i believe that trying to put obama care on this vehicle risks shutting down the government. there should be no conversation about shutting the government down. >> well, that was a compilation of everything speaker boehner said after the election when it comes to government funding and health care. he may not be able to change many minds at the moment, but he sure has changed his own over the past couple of months. let's bring in our gaggle, angela, kristen and anna. kristen, your firm does a lot of polling of both the senate and the house. clearly boehner was in one place on this and you can't help but see his hand was forced. this was not the strategy he believed was the best strategy. >> he's got a very diverse group of voices in his caucus. they have stayed united through plan a, plan b, plan c and plan d and that's to his credit. what's fascinated me most about this dynamic that's emerging is the one way i see out for republicans is if this very public posture that you see from folks like dick durbin, that you see from hearry reid, to be prod publicly i'm not negotiating
i believe that trying to put obama care on this vehicle risks shutting down the government. there should be no conversation about shutting the government down. >> well, that was a compilation of everything speaker boehner said after the election when it comes to government funding and health care. he may not be able to change many minds at the moment, but he sure has changed his own over the past couple of months. let's bring in our gaggle, angela, kristen and anna. kristen, your firm...
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he claimed that president obama encourages victims who want to be paid. listen to him say what he said. >> there've always been people who see themselves as victims and want to be paid for their perceived suffering. we've always had that. now those people are in a comfort zone. because their victimization isn't being challenged. it's being encouraged by the obama administration. >> i mean, why can't they get out of this takers and makers and 47% thing? i mean, what is that all about? >> i have to say, i don't even know what he's talking about. they used to talk about welfare queens. we know what that was code for. when he talks about these folks is he talking about people on medicaid or medicare or social security? i just don't know what he's talking about. that's what's kind of bizarre here. these high flying abstract concepts that struck a cord with what's left of their base. but it's not really ever explained. and i think it's very isolating for them. >> very. and when you look at the effect of the republican party, 62% say the gop is out of touch with
he claimed that president obama encourages victims who want to be paid. listen to him say what he said. >> there've always been people who see themselves as victims and want to be paid for their perceived suffering. we've always had that. now those people are in a comfort zone. because their victimization isn't being challenged. it's being encouraged by the obama administration. >> i mean, why can't they get out of this takers and makers and 47% thing? i mean, what is that all...
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these guys love to govern by crisis so first it was the crisis of obama care. that was a loser for them. guess what? now it's back to the crisis of debt and deficits and as you yourself suggested the budget deficit down from 10% in 2009 to something like 3% or 4% now and ticking down. but as long as they're creating this crisis of deficits and debt now, and very importacorrelatio that, tax increases are off the table; the only way to achieve deficit savings is more spending cuts. >> right. >> be aware we have cut $2.5 trillion so far on the spending side. i'm sorry, reduction already. 70% 0 of that has been spending cuts already so this really is their shrink government turf. exactly as you suggested. >> you know, on the one hand, we finally got an agreement that we can go to conference committee and try to look at the two budgets and have a budget and stop going from continuing resolution to continuing resolution. and yet, the deadlines, the short-term deadlines and the deal cut this week, doesn't that give republicans a bit of leverage? >> actually, i think t
these guys love to govern by crisis so first it was the crisis of obama care. that was a loser for them. guess what? now it's back to the crisis of debt and deficits and as you yourself suggested the budget deficit down from 10% in 2009 to something like 3% or 4% now and ticking down. but as long as they're creating this crisis of deficits and debt now, and very importacorrelatio that, tax increases are off the table; the only way to achieve deficit savings is more spending cuts. >>...
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as trent frank says i'm convinced once the government shuts down you have to have barack obama's permission, as it were. you need democrats help to start it back up again. if they think the country is blaming republicans they will not hesitate to keep it shut down as long as possible. that's a very tough position for republicans. >> that is a tough position and completely false, by the way, alex. the democrats aren't the ones that are holding our economy hostage right now. to go to an earlier point, luke talked about the folks in washington, d.c. furloughed. my brother is an air force major, 1,000 mime miles from his family right now. doing search and rescue from the air force. he was just told, i'm not sure if you should report to work tomorrow and he is not sure how he is getting back home to be with his family when his tour is over. this will hurt everyday families. these folks are laid off and we don't know if they are getting back pay. the democrats are willing to put forth a clean cr. the republicans are not. >> crystal, i think sort of the thing we haven't talked about as much as we
as trent frank says i'm convinced once the government shuts down you have to have barack obama's permission, as it were. you need democrats help to start it back up again. if they think the country is blaming republicans they will not hesitate to keep it shut down as long as possible. that's a very tough position for republicans. >> that is a tough position and completely false, by the way, alex. the democrats aren't the ones that are holding our economy hostage right now. to go to an...